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India: 100 New Mrityunjoy Ambulances Launched in Assam

Guwahati: Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on July 24 formally launched 100 new Mrityunjoy-108 ambulances and 100 dolees for augmenting referral services in inaccessible areas of the State. The new ‘Tata Sumo’ ambulances are smaller in size so as to enable easy movement along narrow roads and rugged terrain. The dolees are meant for carrying patients from areas which lack motorable roads.
Addressing the media during the launch, the Health Minister said that the innovations in the form of the smaller ambulances and the dolees would supplement the existing Mrityunjoy emergency service. &ld

India: 108 Ambulance Services May Be Hit

Bangalore: The Arogya-Kavacha (108) ambulance services are likely to be affected across the state from July26 Friday night with contract drivers and paramedical staff of this service beginning an indefinite agitation. About 517 free ambulances are operated by GVK-EMRI under the Arogya-Kavacha scheme.

India: Apex Trauma Care Centre to come up in State of Assam

Guwahati: The state health and education minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, on July 28 Sunday announced that an apex trauma care centre equipped with all sophisticated instruments will be set up in the state. The 200-bed trauma centre will cater 24-hour emergency service to patients.
The centre will be set up in one of the government hospitals and will operate under Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). The department has not yet decided the hospital where the trauma care centre will come up.

India: 24x7 Patrol Planned on Outer Ring Road of Hyderabad

Hyderabad: While the final lap of the 158-km long Outer Ring Road (ORR) starts to take a shape, the authorities have now initiated steps for having a round-the-clock patrol equipped with ambulances, paramedical personnel and emergency services.
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has called for bids for an Incident Management System (IMS) to assist road users and extend help in incident management. Vehicles equipped with required paraphernalia and manpower trained in traffic management will deal with breakdowns and identify as also address traffic hazards such as unauthorised parking, debris, stray animals and the like on